100 years ago: “W.M. Graff is delivering some fine strawberries from his ranch, the Dunlap & Parson Beauty – he is delivering to the Durango Mercantile Company.”
75 years ago: “With the advent of the 4th of July Durango people may travel in any direction – North, South, East, West – and still find a celebration worth attending. The only factor to decide is, how far to go for entertainment and what there is to see on the way.”
50 years ago: “One of the worst weeks for fire calls in the history of the city and rural fire departments has ended. They were called out on more than a total of 30 fires and no relief is in sight as hot, dry winds are increasing the fire danger every day.”
25 years ago: “The Vietnam veterans memorial that the contractor remodeling the county courthouse stored for safekeeping near the alley behind Family Craft Memorials soon will have a new home. The local Vietnam veterans group will pay to move the monument to Riverside Park, a city park that lies adjacent to the Animas River behind the fire station.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not have been verified.
